The Steelers, unless they plan on scuttling the rest of their season, should claim their 12th win in a row over the Clowns on Sunday. Like with the Lions the week before, as much as we all will humbly say we will take a W in any form, this is a game where they want one of those cupcake game slaughters you get in the early weeks of the college season.There's a decidedly mixed feeling among Steelers fans going in. The team is getting Troy Polamalu back on the field, but have lost Aaron Smith for the season. This was supposed to be a return to the defensive form of 2008, but the sad truth is that that unit will not be showing up at any time in 2009. The 2009 edition might show flashes of that dominance and have it for specific stretches of certain games, but the same sustained performance won't be duplicated.That doesn't necessarily mean the team is doomed. Whereas without Smith on the line, the defense will take a step back (sorry, the four-headed rotation of Eason, Kirsch...
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